Suspected Mail Bomber Previously Charged With Making Bomb Threat

October 26, 2018 Law enforcement officials arrested a man suspected in the suspicious mail bombings targeting prominent Democrats and vocal critics of President Trump outside of Miami, Florida on Friday morning.

Authorities say the suspect, Cesar Sayoc, Jr. 56, has an extensive criminal record including a 2002 bomb threat. Officials in Plantation, Florida, were seen placing a tarp over a van with windows covered with pictures of Trump and decals, one of which appeared to be a version of a presidential seal. An image on the explosive device sent to former CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday appears to be a parody of an ISIS flag taken from a meme that has been circulating on right-wing corners of the internet since 2014.

Some top Democrats called the attempted attacks a symptom of a coarsening brand of political rhetoric promoted by President Donald Trump. Trump condemned the threats on Wednesday afternoon calling for the country to unify. However, Trump has repeatedly blamed the media in Twitter rants since then.

After Friday morning’s bombs were discovered, Trump tweeted:

“Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this ‘Bomb’ stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows – news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!.”

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Cynthia Hodges holds a M.A. in Political Science and a Post-Grad Professional Certificate in Disaster and Terrorism Management from University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. In addition to a successful writing career, Cynthia is in the process of writing a book on the role of private security guards as first responders in the post 9/11 America. “My career has been a balance of security and education, and my passion for Homeland Security while protecting individual’s Constitutional rights has grown as a result of the two.”